Sarpy Sam, who writes my favorite blog, Thoughts From the Middle of Nowhere, has put up a second blog, No mandatory Animal ID, with a collection of his posts on this topic.
If you are a farmer this is a very important issue. I have been writing about it in the Farm Side until I am sure people are sick of hearing about it, but new rules are taking form like a runaway steamroller. Thoughtful people need to get the information in the hands of stakeholders before it is too late and the government takes even more control of our lives and our cows...and pigs...and chickens...and even parakeets. Sam has plenty of good thoughts on the matter and it would be worth your time to read this new blog. He calls what he writes "a voice in the wilderness."
He also said and rightly so, " Remember, an ear tag, ID number, or premise ID, never stopped a disease. Proper health and nutrition by caring people, not factory farms, provide disease prevention." His is a voice that needs to be heard.
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Thanks for the plug, I appreciate it.
I've been thinking about this issue and about others that you write about -- like being offered less for your milk, and not having a choice. These regulatory issues are ones that all folks should be concerned about, but they won't be. There is plenty of food on the shelves; who cares if it comes from identifiable animals or fields?
But once we're all comfortable with having animals ID'd and tracked, it will be a small leap to ID'ing people. It's gonna happen.
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